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Register the Report Server with the Policy Server

You register the Report Server with the Policy Server to create a trusted relationship between both components. You configure the connection from the Report Server host system using the Report Server registration tool.

To configure the connection to the Policy Server

1. From the Report Server host system, open a command–line window and navigate to report_server_home/external/scripts.
   • report_server_home

     Specifies the Report Server installation location.

     Default: (Windows) C:\Program Files\CA\SC\CommonReporting

     Default: (UNIX) /opt/CA/SharedComponents/CommonReporting

2. Run one of the following commands:
   • (Windows)

     regreportserver.bat -pshost host_name -client client_name -passphrase passphrase
     -psport portnum -fipsmode 0|1
     

   • (UNIX)

     regreportserver.sh -pshost host_name -client client_name -passphrase passphrase
     -psport portnum -fipsmode 0|1
     

   • -pshost host_name

     Specifies the IP address or name of the Policy Server host system to which you are registering the Report Server.

   • -client client_name

     Specifies the client name. The client name identifies the Report Server that you are registering.

     Note: This value must match the client name that you specified using the XPSRegClient utility when you registered the Report Server on the Policy Server host system.

     Example: If you specified "reportserver1" when using the XPSRegClient utility, enter "reportserver1".

   • -passphrase passphrase

     Specifies the passphrase that is paired with the client name. The client name identifies the Report Server that you are registering.

     Note: This value must match the passphrase that you specified using the XPSRegClient utility when you registered the Report Server on the Policy Server host system.

     Example: If you specified SiteMinder when using the XPSRegClient utility, enter SiteMinder.

   • -psport portnum

     (optional) Specifies the port on which the Policy Server is listening for the registration request.

   • fipsmode

     Specifies how the communication between the Report Server and the Policy Server is encrypted.

     • Zero (0) specifies FIPS–compatibility mode
     • One (1) specifies FIPS–only mode.

     Default: 0

3. Press Enter.

   You receive a message stating that the registration is successful. You have completed re–registering the Report Server with the Policy Server. The connection between the Report Server and the Policy Server is encrypted using FIPS-compliant algorithms.